Quick car help. wifes car at dealer right now

[Dunecrazzy]

i have had the clutch lock up and break the shaft off of a couple vehicles compressors. it happens. i never paid to fix one though. i just pulled from the junk yard or ordered the part online, reinstalled and recharged.

This happened in a work van of mine too.

[Chad4000]

your best estimate on the part cost? would they come charged from say napa (or similiar) $1100 sounds outrageous to me.....

[OtterbatHellcat]

HBAR, I think you could get away with that in the older vehicles easier.

I don't know if this system is fixed orifice or expansion block, and it's my suspicion that the system ran *weak* for a little while before it blew up. It could have been dumping bits and pieces of plastic compression ring and aluminum into the system for a little while. IF that's the case, then everything ahead of the block/orifice might have to be replaced as well for maximum efficiency again. (accumulator and condenser)

Hopefully it just broke and that was the end of it.

Just my two cents.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Chad, I bet half of that cost is for the labor and the 2.3 lbs of 134A. The compressor is probably buried way down at the bottom of the belt drive system, and is probably a real pain in the ass to get to.

[Chad4000]

Chad, I bet half of that cost is for the labor and the 2.3 lbs of 134A. The compressor is probably buried way down at the bottom of the belt drive system, and is probably a real pain in the ass to get to.

so you don't think it would be similiar to like an alternator install (which Ive done like a hundred times ya know)

and yeah, just got a parts quote from advanced for like 488 including what it would take to charge it

[OtterbatHellcat]

so you don't think it would be similiar to like an alternator install (which Ive done like a hundred times ya know)

and yeah, just got a parts quote from advanced for like 488 including what it would take to charge it

Hey, if you think you can R+R it yourself, give it a try brother. I would stress inspecting your orifice/block and look for aluminum and plastic while the system is down.

[OtterbatHellcat]

yes, all my vehicles are older. and on a ford pickup the compressor is right up front on top, super easy fix.

The car world went and got weird on us since then man. I kinda miss the old days....shit was simple in a bunch of ways.

[OtterbatHellcat]

I do know that if you were a guy who had an Econoline with a 6.0 diesel in it....that had a compressor fail....and you tried to do it in your driveway or garage?

I got a $100 cash says after one full day, you'll get half way through it, and seriously just want to blow your head off instead of finishing the job.

[mtnhack]

I had the compressor die the same way on a Nissan Altima about 10 years ago. Went without A/C until we sold it because the repair bills were exorbitant everywhere we tried.

[XC700116]

so you don't think it would be similiar to like an alternator install (which Ive done like a hundred times ya know)

and yeah, just got a parts quote from advanced for like 488 including what it would take to charge it

if the parts are that high, then most likely the $1100 quote isn't too far off. Considdering to do it right, you need about $400 worth of tools to do the job, and depending on how hard the compressor is to get at, you could be looking at 5-8 hours of labor, plus you need to know WTF you're doing when you evacuate and charge the system or it isn't going to run efficiently.


For reference, I am certified by MACS for mobile AC.